If the child always makes a tantrum at meals and only wants to eat sweets, snacks and industrialized foods, always refusing healthy and nutritious foods, what you need to do to learn to eat everything is to educate your taste buds.
To educate the child's palate offer foods with less intense flavors like fruits and vegetables. Wait for him to be hungry and when he manifests an interest in meals always offer healthy and nutritious options.
7 Tips for Your Child to Eat Well
Here are great tricks for your child, grandchild or nephew to feed well to grow strong and healthy:
1. Less sweets
Sweets should be restricted to only once a week, and after eating the whole meal, the dessert should always be 1 fruit and only after all this, can eat the long-awaited sweet.
It is good that the child is accustomed to eating a little sweet because they are high in calories and do not have any nutrients that are necessary for it to grow healthy, in addition still harm the teeth. Bullets, lollipops and chewing gum should be kept to a minimum and then it is good to brush the child's teeth to reduce the risk of tooth decay.
2. Insist
Scientific research claims that a person can taste a particular food for up to 15 times before deciding whether to like it or not. So if your child shows that he or she does not like something, insist at least 10 more times before giving up. Insist but do not force, if the child shows that he is going to vomit, it is better to take time and wait a little longer to offer again. See when Rejecting food is not just child's tantrum.
3. Let alone eat
From 1 year of age, children should eat alone, even if it initially makes a lot of mess and dirt. A large bib and sheets of kitchen paper can help keep everything neat and tidy when you finish your meal. If the child does not put a spoonful of food in his mouth, avoid making threats but stimulates his desire to eat, eating in front of him and praising the food saying: Hmmm, delicious, see how delicious it is!
4. Vary the presentation of the food
A good strategy for the child to learn to eat fruits and vegetables is to vary the way these foods are presented. The texture and color of food also influence the palate. If your child does not like shaved carrots, try cooking carrot squares by the rice to see if they eat better.
5. A colorful dish attracts
Do your best to vary the appearance and color of food. Swap and use colorful and different dishes often because this makes the child more attracted to the meal time.
6. Good environment facilitates
If the environment is stressful and irritating the child is more likely to make tantrums and reject the food, so hold a pleasant conversation at the table with the baby or child, showing interest in their reaction. Do not let her interrupt the meal for more than 15 minutes, otherwise the desire to eat will actually stop. If necessary, place the cell phone to wake up.
7. Make sure she's hungry
Let the child eat nothing for at least 2 hours. Do not offer bread or treats before meals because otherwise the child will not be hungry at mealtime.
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